wow! the best call again! started early with Asayama-san because i knew the winds would come early. i told him, lets go surf first while it’s calm, and when the wind comes onshore, let’s go dive. because for diving, the winds don’t matter. it’s always calm under the surface. and today, it was just that.
so i take Asayama-san to my secret spot. we pull up and the waves are perfect! i tell him “today, you will be short boarding. we’ve been long boarding for the past 9 days so it’s time to do something different.” so i wax up my short board, give it to him, and he actually caught so many good waves! of course nobody was out so we had an awesome quiet surf session.
then it was time to free dive. last time i took Asayama-san, it was his first experience. ever since that, he wanted to go again. today was the perfect day. i pull up to some deep clean water, we mask up, jump in, and it was freaking so clear and beautiful!
before we got in, i told him “ok, go straight down, equalize the pressure by clearing your ears each meter you fall, then keep on falling. it was pretty deep and i didn’t think he would even try to touch the bottom.
then i seen him reaching and reaching and going deeper and deeper. omg, he touched the bottom!!! not too many people i’ve taught diving can go this deep in just 2 times.
then i told him, when you come up, just look up a little and enjoy the most beautiful view in the world. it will look and feel so amazing.
when Asayama-san surfaced, he had the biggest smile on his face. i told him “good job! now let’s go eat!” off to china town for some dim sum, and i’m sure he took a long nap in the afternoon. and i’m pretty sure when i pick him up tomorrow morning, he will ask me to take him diving again. he’s hooked! haha.
i think i’m going to start to become a free dive teacher and do lessons in hawaii. the reason being it’s so rewarding to see the smiles after what normal people think is impossible. here is a 67 year old guy living the dream life. surf, dive, eat, and laugh. that’s my dream life, and that’s a dream life so many people can only dream about. but now, those dreams can be real. you just have to dream it, and go for it!
